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A boy waves a pro-independence “estelada” flag during a protest calling for the independence and implementation of the republic in Catalonia after the announcement of the abdication of Spain’s King Juan Carlos in Barcelona on Monday. King Juan Carlos, who led Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy but faced damaging scandals amid the nation’s financial meltdown, announced Monday he will abdicate in favor of his more popular son so that fresh royal blood can rally the nation.